Inhabitants of the virtual world need protection by rule of law

RECENTLY GOOGLE AND FACEBOOK were reported to be the victims of a $100-million phishing scam conducted by a Lithuanian man, who has now been charged by the US Department of Justice. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

The case shows we still lack effective global internet governance.

Since there are no governance regulations that suit all countries and regions, it is time each country drafted one of its own. Actually, the fraudster in the Google and Facebook case cheated in a way that is quite common in China: He pretended to be a customer of the two companies and sent emails asking for money. In China that happens every day and the authorities have done very well in educating people not to fall into such traps.